California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3578

Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 744.

The employee organization recognized or certified as the exclusive representative shall represent all employees in the unit, fairly and impartially. A breach of this duty shall be deemed to have occurred if the employee organization’s conduct in representation is arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 3578 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-4-public-officers-and-employees/chapter-12-higher-education-employer-employee-relations/article-5-employee-organizations-representation-recognition-certification-and-decertification/section-3578

Other sections in Article 5 - Employee Organizations: Representation, Recognition, Certification and Decertification

§ 3573§ 3574§ 3575§ 3576§ 3577§ 3578

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